InstaJewel guides
Plain-language guides for people comparing jewelry listings. Each one answers a single buying question and lists the sources it was written from. New guides appear on this page as they are published.
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- What do gold, gold plated, gold filled and vermeil mean on a ring listing?
What the US Jewelry Guides expect a ring listing to mean by karat gold, gold plated, gold filled and vermeil, and what to ask a seller before you buy.
- What does a lab-grown or natural label have to mean on a diamond listing?
What US advertising guidance requires a listing to disclose about laboratory-grown diamonds and gems, how a laboratory report marks a grown stone, and what to ask a seller.
- Does that ring price include the diamond?
Check whether a ring offer includes the center diamond, mounting and assembly. Compare setting-only and complete rings on the same basis.
How the guides are written
InstaJewel publishes its guides as an organization and names no individual author. A guide that was researched and drafted with AI assistance says so in its editorial disclosure, together with the date its sources were checked.
A guide explains how to read a listing or a label. It is not legal advice, an appraisal or a recommendation of any seller, and it does not set a price.
Our commercial interest
InstaJewel earns when you order a ring or stone through it, not from paid referrals or placement.
Payment does not affect how results are ranked. No seller can pay to appear higher.
InstaJewel is a marketplace, not a jeweler. Stones offered through it come from third-party suppliers, and rings ordered through it are made by qualifying third-party suppliers, whose names we keep private. A stone or Ring Builder design ordered through InstaJewel is our commercial offer, so judge it by the same facts you would check with any other seller.
Whoever the seller is, confirm the specifications, included work and final terms before you order. Questions about a commercial relationship can go to support@instajewel.ai.